Browsing Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR) Collections by Author "Nyanzi, Stella"
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Traditional birth attendants in rural Gambia: Beyond health to social cohesion.
Nyanzi, Stella; Manneh, Hawah; Walraven, Gijs (Women's Health and Action Research Center, 2007)Studies of traditional birth attendants over-emphasise the health dimension. Based on ethnographic fieldwork (utilising participant observation, individual interviews, group discussions, participatory rapid appraisal, and ... -
The widow, the will, and widow-inheritance in Kampala: Revisiting victimisation arguments.
Nyanzi, Stella; Emodu-Walakira, Margaret; Serwaniko, Wilberforce (Taylor and Francis, 2009)Widows are often presented as victims of patriarchal sexual dictates in analyses of widow-inheritance. Our study explored experiences of widowhood in Kampala. Ethnographic fieldwork combined participant observation, ... -
Widowed mama-grannies buffering HIV/AIDS-affected households in a city slum of Kampala, Uganda.
Nyanzi, Stella (Taylor and Francis, 2009)This article explores the experiences, challenges and coping strategies of urban elderly residents in Kasubi-Kawaala, a slum on the margins of Kampala city, Uganda. The city is mainly stereotyped as a space for able-bodied ... -
Women's attitudes to condoms and female-controlled means of protection against HIV and STDs in South-Western Uganda.
Hart, Graham J.; Pool, Robert; Green, Gillian; Harrison, Susan; Nyanzi, Stella; Whitworth, James A. G. (Taylor and Francis, 1999)The consistent and correct use of the male condom makes it highly effective in both disease prevention and as a contraceptive method. However, it is also well recognized that its use is under men's control. Because of this ...